Freddy Fluchel

Does anybody know the answer to this question:

Can a Broker-in-Charge of a firm that is a member of the local Realtor Association open up another Real Estate firm that is NOT a member of the Realtor association? In other words, does the Realtor status travel with the Broker no matter what...or is it just attached to the registered agency?

I am so sorry I couldn't post these any faster! I have been swamped with lots and lots and lots to do.

I took these pictures on the way out to Wilderness Trail the day before yesterday. Right off the Blue Ridge Parkway is a park named "Julian Price Memorial Park". At this park is Price Lake, which sits in the shadows of Grandfather Mountain when the sun sets in the west. The lake is one of my favorites, and close to my house. It is stocked with trout and bass, and fishing is great during non-busy weeks. Julian Price Park sits on about 3900 acres of mountain land that was donated by an insurance company back in the day. Some of the features of Price Park are picnic grounds, campgrounds, rest rooms, nature walks, an amphitheater, hiking trails, trout fishing and boat rentals. You can rent canoes or row boats by the hour or by the day at pretty reasonable rates. I think it was $6 for 2 hours last time I rented, but that was years ago. Since then I bought my own canoe to take out to different places. That canoe has been through some wild trips, but all were fun, if not death defying..which I will have to write about one day.

Anyhoo, there are trails in the park, which vary in length, but all take you through the forests, by the streams and into the meadows of the park, and one loops around the lake that is pretty easy for even the most civil of humans ;-) Enjoy!

Grandfather Mountain from Julian Price Memorial Park

Taken early in the morning, these guys were reeling them in! (I was very Jealous)

Took this one from a trail around the park, I was tempted not to leave for the office

This is the Boone Fork Dam, which was dammed to create the lake in Julian Price's memory.

TGIF!! Friday in Blowing Rock is looking awesome so far! About 68 degrees, sunny, and downtown is bustling! I have so much to do and not enough time to do it in...I just need a few more hours in my day and two more days a week!

Anyhoo, here are some pictures of some of the natural scenes in the NC wilderness that are definitely worth taking a look at. It is hard to choose out of the 200 pictures we took yesterday, but here are some of the creeks that pass through.

From low lying streams to high mountain peaks, there are plenty of places to get great pictures of the mountains and the environment.

Below is a rare site these days in the mountains, we found a Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) sitting in the trees. I find them around my house a lot, when you see them on the ground they kind of look like little chickens, especially when you see them run and walk.

It is an absolutely beautiful day here in Blowing Rock! The weather is nice and sunny and this morning there were some really neat photo opportunities. I won't be greedy, here is one of the pictures I took:

Since this is my official first post to this Active Rain real estate blog, I thought I would at least submit something worth looking at! ;-)

Walk in traffic is pretty heavy today, with some inquiriers from South Carolina, Charlotte, and Hickory. The biggest question of the day I am hearing is: Do you have any property with a view? Yes! Absolutely, that is one of the greatest things about purchasing real estate in Blowing Rock. Finding homes with unbelievable views is not as hard as you think. With the way the mountain sets here and the way the Blue Ridge is oriented, views are available on both sides.

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